Disney to lay off 28,000 workers at its parks in California, Florida

Disney is laying off 28,000 U.S.-based employees across its Parks, Experiences and Products division due to continued struggles caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the company announced in a statement on Tuesday.

Study: Half of Americans who lost jobs amid COVID-19 pandemic remain jobless

A new study conducted by the Pew Research Center found that about half of Americans who lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic are still jobless.

Coca-Cola gets into the hard seltzer business

Molson Coors will handle the marketing, sales and distribution of the alcohol-infused mineral water.

An online consignment shop gives users a safe place to shop and help others

Two women create Anxiety Marketplace, an online consignment shop that allows users to buy and sell clothing and accessories and can then donate to worthy causes.

House Democrats unveil new $2.2T proposal for coronavirus aid

The latest Democratic measure would revive a $600-per-week pandemic jobless benefit and send a second round of $1,200 direct payments to most individuals.

Climate change poses ‘major risk’ to US financial system, federal report warns

The report, commissioned by President Donald Trump’s CFTC, found that climate change is already impacting or is anticipated to impact nearly every facet of the economy.

Mark Cuban pitches $1,000 stimulus checks for Americans every 2 weeks for 2 months

Cuban tweeted that 128 million households in the country should be given $1,000 every two weeks for the next two months with a stipulation that they spend the money in 10 days or lose the money.

Lansdowne man providing free community wash and give-a-way day for single mothers

A Lansdowne man is providing free community wash and give-a-way for single moms, to honor and show appreciation for the women in his life who helped him.

Wells Fargo CEO apologizes for comments about diversity

Scharf said that “there is a very limited pool of Black talent to recruit from” in corporate America. The memo to employees was written in June, but became public this week.

Amazon Prime Day has a date

Amazon Prime Day pulled in over $7B in 2019

Pennsylvania nears launch of a new health insurance website

Pennsylvania is getting ready to launch its own website to sell Affordable Care Act-compliant policies that will replace the federally operated Healthcare.gov to enroll people for the 2021 insurance year.

Bank shares tumble on reports of rampant money laundering

The financial sector was hit hard Monday following a report alleging that a number of banks have continued to profit from illicit dealings with disreputable people and criminal networks.